The Spirit of No

The Spirit of No
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Mark Bauerlein
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Commentary

As the United States falls ever deeper into identity politics, as more and more jobs require diversity-equity-inclusion pledges from workers, digital surveillance of private lives continues, words and thoughts undergo fresh political scrutiny, public apologies proliferate, individuals living and dead are canceled ... a vital tradition in the American heritage is no more.

Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
Author
Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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